Gavin & Stacey – exclusive

The last-ever episode of Gavin & Stacey will be the festive TV event that brings the nation together. Speaking only to Big Issue, creators and stars Ruth Jones and James Corden reveal what’s occurring, and how they plan to bring nearly 20 years of finding comedy joy in the everyday to an end. Tidy.

Also inside

• What it’s like for families in temporary accommodation facing up to a bleak Christmas
• Olympic hero Alex Yee tells us about the special dog he wishes he could have shared his success with
• Sophie Ellis-Bextor says in a Letter To My Younger Self that she never expected to go from indie singer to kitchen disco queen
• The teachers working overtime to give pupils experiencing poverty a little joy
• A fiendishly tough test set by the makers of Delayed Gratification
• A round-up of the best children’s books of the year for those looking for gift ideas
• Totally trustworthy champ of The Traitors, Harry Clark, looks back on his big year
• We find out whether some of the stars of Gladiators are READY!!! for Christmas
• And Pamela who sells the magazine in Aberdeen really just wants to wish all readers a Merry Christmas!

Plus even more spectacular festive sparkle!

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